The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-09-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
The News from All Parts Of the
World.


ABROAD.
A collision on the Midland Railway OF Eng
land resulted in the death Of 20 persons. Sixty
Others were injurcd.-Gen. Boulanger, in an
address 20 the officers of his command strongly
urged the necessity Of giving a wider exercise
of offensive tactics which were proper 10 the
French army. He concluded his remarks as
follows: "Me have to-day more need than ever
OF the qualities of a warrior. No; the hour
has not vet struck for the disarmament OF the
people of old Europe. It is madness TO believe
ID, a crime TO say it, for il points to peace ~
any price rs the goal TO which our country
should aslire and our enemies who often APP
praisn us nj our real value better than we DO
ourselves. know well that we have not got as
far MS that More than this. we must continue
the work. II is for France"
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
vouug Fnglishman named A. w White
house. while ont hunting antelope Friday near
Howard Windhams Twin Mountain rancho, in
Kansas. SHOT and instantly killed his chum and
companion, George ii. Gordon. The two were
graduates Of Oxford College and the sons of
wealthy English parents. They arrived IN
America three weeks ago and went West TO en-
gage in the stock business.--At Wilmington,
bel. Henry Riedcl, murdered his vale aud
ninc-vcar-old son early Saturday morning, aud
own lite-Capt !. b. MGlet officer in The
United States Marine service 70 San Francisco,
committed suicide Sunday. shooting himself.
Moroseness. due to il-hcalth, is supposed to be
the cause Of the deed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Probably never before has il been the case
that prairie dogs and ground squirrels neces-
stated a special session OF q Legislature, but
such is the case in Montana. The Legislature
last Winter authorized a bounty of 10 cents
for prairie dogs and five cents for ground
squirrels. and to date the Territory has paid
for G9S97i ground squirrels and l53,7O9 prairie
dors. or n total of over $4,000 The bounty
act has exhausted all the money in the treas
ury and was running the Territory rapidly an
debt The Governor, with the permission oil
the President called a special session and re-
pealea the law-Mark skinner, of Chicago,
who rs President Of the Sanitary Commission,
collected and distributed $5000,010 to sick aud
wounded soldiers during the civil war, died
Friday night at Manchester, VT, aged ID
Rear Admiral ]. T. Madison Mullany, u. 5.
Navy died at Bryn Mawr Pa, Saturday, aged
20 He was placed on the retired last IN 1873.
Tile total amount Of gold coin and bullion
In the Treasury on Sept. 10 was $3.50 l3l, l9.,
ms against S2s2, 039,533 on the corresponding
day last YEAR saturday was the 251th ami
vcrsary of the settlement OF Boston and the
centennial anniversary of the close of the Rev
dictionary war and il was observed there by
the raising OF flags on all the public build
incs OF the city. while bells were rung at morn
ing noon and sunsct--The Executive Com
nttee of the Socialist Labor party, at meet
ing in New York determined at once TO send
out speakers 10 present the doctrines OF the
party with the purpose of gathering the pro
yincal citizens into the mOycment.--Thero
was a heavy frost Ia parts Of New York Sept
Is. Ice formed in the low lands, and the
thermometer after sunrise stood one degree
below tie freezing point.